What do you choose?

1 is tempting except that’d make a delicious dish impossible to enjoy. 8 you can at least turn into a fruitful career as a historical linguist in China.

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hmmm which orifice will the gravel come out of … and all would be unpleasant 

Midas touch, aka be careful what you wish for